Virgil Hunter believes Khan’s chin is strong enough to survive knockouts – Boxing News
Defying a previous statement made by Angel Garcia, father and trainer of WBC and WBA light welterweight titlist Danny Garcia, Virgil Hunter believes Amir Khan’s chin is strong enough. Hunter, who is Khan’s recently appointed trainer, believes the Briton
needs to play smart in order to survive knockouts and avoid being hyperactive.
Khan lost his WBA light welterweight title to Garcia on July 14 this year. He suffered a fourth round knockout defeat at the hands of the unbeaten American fighter. Angel Garcia had asserted that Khan is prone to knockout losses due to his weak chin.
Following the fight results, Khan fired his then coach Freddie Roach and teamed up with Virgil Hunter to completely revive his fighting skills.
“He has to temper his approach,” Hunter said during a recent interview. “He's a little ahead of himself, he has to learn how to harness his speed.”
Even Khan admitted that he needs to win the fight in order to revive his career. The Briton knows his knockout defeat by Garcia was damaging enough to push him back to square one.
“We know we have to win the fight, not only win it but win it in good style,” Khan said. “I want to be back up there. I want a good win. I aim to win this fight to be back where I want to be.”
Khan will be facing unbeaten American fighter Carlos Molina on December 15 in Los Angeles. The fight, as Khan puts it, is an important one for him. A win could mean back to the championship track whereas a loss could mean a complete whitewash for Khan.
Khan is coming off two consecutive losses. He lost to American fighter Lamont Peterson last year in December, losing his WBA and IBF unified titles. He recovered the WBA title following Peterson’s failed drug test reports. Unfortunately, Khan could not hold
onto the title for long, as he lost it to Garcia just a week later.
With so many swings in his career recently, Khan is being considered a write-off by many. It is time for him to prove his worth or completely walk out of the sport.
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